at war
idiom
: engaged in a war : fighting
Local politicians were at war with one another over the vacant seat.
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Some had survived a brutal occupation by the paramilitary group at war with the army.
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Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 30 July 2025
The Creator is set in a dystopian future where the western world is at war with New Asia, fictional region which is under the spell of a rogue artificial intelligence system.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
With America at war in Iraq, ethanol’s boosters were touting the mandate as a win-win that would reduce reliance on Middle Eastern oil while propping up demand for Midwestern corn.
—Michael Grunwald
july 21, Literary Hub, 21 July 2025
Sure, sure, the 1981 movie was set in the future — one in which the United States was at war with an allied Soviet Union and China — so the script gets a pass for trying to slip this past us.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 10 July 2025
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Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 30 July 2025
The Creator is set in a dystopian future where the western world is at war with New Asia, fictional region which is under the spell of a rogue artificial intelligence system.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
With America at war in Iraq, ethanol’s boosters were touting the mandate as a win-win that would reduce reliance on Middle Eastern oil while propping up demand for Midwestern corn.
—Michael Grunwald
july 21, Literary Hub, 21 July 2025
Sure, sure, the 1981 movie was set in the future — one in which the United States was at war with an allied Soviet Union and China — so the script gets a pass for trying to slip this past us.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for at war
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“At war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20war. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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